TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. -- The holidays got a little brighter for area Boy Scouts Monday thanks to a donation from a local business to replace 60 Christmas trees that were stolen last week from a scouting fundraiser.

Adams Fairacre Farms in the town of Ulster donated 40 Christmas trees to replace some of those stolen from the fundraiser in the Burlington Coat Factory parking lot on U.S. Route 9W, said Ray Braun, executive director of the Boy Scouts of America's Rip Van Winkle Council. He said Adams had also arranged for one of its wholesale florists to donate another 20 trees.

"It's unbelievable," Braun said Monday. He said the support made him feel like James Stewart in the movie "It's a Wonderful Life." Braun said the donation from Adams was unsolicited and he added that other community members have also been reaching out to the council due to the theft.

Braun said the local scouts will be able to sell the donated trees to help raise funds to offset the expense of its Camp Tri-Mount in Greene County. He said the money raised helps keep costs down for scouts attending the camp and that in the nine years he has been with the Rip Van Winkle Council no scout has ever been unable to attend Camp Tri-Mount due to money problems.

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Jason Becker, nursery manager for Adams, said he has been selling Christmas trees for more than 20 years. After he heard about the theft, he said, he felt very badly for the scouts who were trying to raise money.

"It bothered me," Becker said of last week's theft. He said he spoke to the owners of Adams and was able to donate 40 trees. Becker said he also contacted one of Adams' wholesalers, Alders Wholesale Florist in Newburgh, which agreed to donate another 20 trees to the scouts.

Becker said he did not believe the donation will affect his ability to sell trees at Adams. He also said Adams often makes donations to local organizations.

"I just felt like it was the right thing to do," Becker said.

Sixty Christmas trees were stolen and a 40-foot display stand was vandalized at the site of the fundraiser early Thanksgiving morning, Braun said previously. He had said the theft would cost the council about $3,000.

Ulster town police Chief Anthony Cruise said Monday detectives are still actively looking into the theft and reviewing surveillance videos from the area. He said detectives are also tracking down some leads but have not yet developed a suspect.

Cruise said anyone with information about the theft can contact police at (845) 382-1111.